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Two-disc set includes Angel's Leap (Le Saut de L'ange) (1971)It was time for the local elections in Marseilles, and, unfortunately, it was time for the local mob factions to start muscling their chosen candidates into office. Retired family head Louis Orsini (Jean Yanne) was hoping to stay out of the country and above the fray-but that would no longer be an option as his relatives' blood was spilled. Yves Boisset's singular crime story co-stars Senta Berger, Sterling Hayden, Gordon Mitchell, Raymond Pellegrin. 95 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg NR Mad Enough To Kill (Folle à Tuer) (1975)As she was coming off five years' institutionalization, Julie Ballanger (Marlène Jobert) thought herself lucky that an industrialist would hire her as governess for his orphaned nephew (Thomas Waintrop). There may have been an agenda at work as the fragile caregiver may be the boy's only hope when they're targeted by a ruthless kidnapper (Tomas Milian). Tense tale from Yves Boisset co-stars Michel Peyrelon, Victor Lanoux, Jean Bouchaud, Michael Lonsdale. 97 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg NR The Woman Cop (La Femme Flic) (1980)Toulon inspector Corinne Levasseur (Miou-Miou) wasn't one to play nice, and that bought her a transfer to a northern mining town where she was relegated to desk work. Her paper pushing actually tipped her to a child pornography ring-but as local power brokers were implicated, she may regret her determination to see justice done. Sobering study from Yves Boisset also stars Jean-Marc Thibault, Leny Escudéro, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Niels Arestrup. 103 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg NR Rise Up, Spy (Espion, Lève-Toi) (1982)Eight years ago, ex-SDECE agent Sébastien Grenier (Lino Ventura) left the spycraft behind to become a businessman in Zurich. Approached by Swiss official Jean-Paul Chance (Michel Piccoli) to look into a stri
